5 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Message Boards and Mailing Lists

Message boards and mailing lists are brilliant places to find information, discover long lost cousins and get to know other family historians. If you haven't already done so, why not find a few which match your research interests and subscribe. Rootsweb and Yahoo are good places to look, or take a look at the links … Continue reading 5 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Message Boards and Mailing Lists →

And now for something completely different

After the last rather long and detailed post, I thought a little light relief was in order. So here, for your delight and delectation, is some genealogical humour. That's jokes for you in the back 😉 We begin with a nice selection of genealogy jokes. I particularly enjoyed these entries in the Ancient Rules for … Continue reading And now for something completely different →

18 resources for family history beginners

The following post is taken from an email I put together a while ago for a friend who asked about the best places online to start his research without spending too much cash. I know many of the sites listed will be obvious to someone who has been involved in family history research for a … Continue reading 18 resources for family history beginners →

Photo (not mine)

(Photographer: Ian Britton Photo courtesy of freephoto.com) Rather nice photo from my home town of the Bancroft Gardens with, if I remember correctly, a wood yard in background. It always seemed an odd place to have one, but I'm guessing it predates the touristy elements of Stratford.

Because it’s Friday (again)

Here is some music. Once again, kind of, family history related. This was number one one the day I was born. Get your dancing shoes on . . . watch?v=Y_1QwoFZWpc